Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Honk (most dialects of Ripuarian)
• Hunk (Kölsch)

Noun

Hond m ‎(plural Henn or Hönn or Honn, diminutive Hendche or Höndche)

1. (Moselle Franconian, southern Ripuarian) dog; hound

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hundaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hont/

Noun

Hond m ‎(plural Hënn)

1. dog

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hond.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔnt/

Noun

hond ‎(plural honde, diminutive hondjie)

1. dog

Dutch

Hond
Dog

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔnt
• IPA^(key): /ɦɔnt/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ.

Cognate with German Hund, West Frisian hûn, English hound, Danish hund.

Noun

hond m ‎(plural honden, diminutive hondje n)

1. dog

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hond

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundą. Related to honderd.

Noun

hond n ‎(plural honden, diminutive hondje n)

1. (obsolete) An old unit of area measuring 100 roeden, approximately 0.14 hectares.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔnt/

  Rhymes: -ɔnt

Noun

hond f (genitive singular handar, plural hendur)

1. hand
2. arm
3. handful
4. handwriting
5. signature
6. side (right or left)
7. (obsolete) little halibut

Synonyms

• (arm): armur
• (handwriting): handskrift
• (signature): undirskrift
• (side): síða, lið
• (little halibut): lógvi

Declension

The original dative singular, hendi, also occurs, but rarely.

Old English

Noun

hond f

1. Alternative form of hand

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• hand

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Noun

hond f

1. hand

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: hun

  Helgoland: Hun

  Mooring: hönj

• Saterland Frisian: Hound
• West Frisian: hân

Old Saxon

Noun

hond f

1. Alternative form of hand